Overview
- Ochoa announced his retirement in a social‑media video this week, saying he has given everything for club and country and will hang up his gloves.
- Mexico coach Javier Aguirre substituted Ochoa into the final portion of the team’s last 2026 World Cup group match at the Estadio Azteca to deliver an emotional on‑field farewell.
- Ochoa leaves having been named to six World Cup squads, a total matched only by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and he finished with about 153 caps for Mexico.
- His career included a standout six‑save game against Brazil in the 2014 World Cup, a penalty stop against Robert Lewandowski in 2022, domestic trophies with Club América and a long spell playing in Europe.
- The retirement closes weeks of speculation that he might sign a final club contract, cements his status as a national icon, and leaves Mexico to build a new goalkeeping era around younger players.